Anyone using grip tape for your paddles? Anything you can recommend. I'd like something thin.

For now I use electrical tape, but as you can imagine its not the best alternative. Please share. I've looked at badminton and tennis and squash grip tapes, but they are usually thicker and there are a million of different kids.

Figured instead of going out on a 10 type shopping spree, I'd ask you guys first.

Butterfly offers 2 versions of grip wrap now. One is alittle softer and thicker. They are very light and feel awesome compared to tennis racket type of materials. I would like to try the grip wrap offered by www.tabletennisonly.com to see how it feels. Has anyone tried that one yet?

In every shop who sells badminton, or squash equipment, there is a big choice of brands, colors and thickness. I normally go for the cheapest which is the thinnest and the least tacky.For better result I pull very well while wrap around the handle

I normally go for the cheapest which is the thinnest and the least tacky.

Actually the tackier version of Wilson Overgrip is better - tacky setting on one I tried was 4 and there was no tackiness at all. Then it was 8 on Overgrip Soft and it was very very lightly tacky which is good cause at least the tape was not unwinding immediately once I have wound it a few times around the handle and started to attach it at the end.

So don't be afraid of tacky Wilson grip tape - but I cannot say the same about other tapes.

BUT: DON'T use black hockey tape! it is so tacky that it will literally pull finish and paint and even tiny slivers off of your handle.

This is what I use too. The whole roll weight about 6 grams, but you only need to use about 1/2 roll per blade. I use the whole roll to modify the FL handle to ST. You can stretch the tape a little bit if you do not want the handle to be too thick.

You wind the grip around the handle; towards the end of the handle and then lay the final wrap, over the previous wrap. Trim the wrap so it finishes flush to the end of the blade and use a bit of adhesive tape or a spot of glue to hold the final wrap wrap in place.

That way; you'll only have sticky tape or glue on two layers of the wrap, instead of it touching the handle.

i hate grippy handles. I used a few grips just to make the handle thicker, but that made it too grippy and I had to remove it.I adjust my grip during play alot and need to be able to move the blade in my hand. Plus I really love the feel of wood in my palm.

puppy412 : Sorry man, I don't mean to sound disrespectful, but I know that more training will make me better, I don't need to come here to figure that out

I don't like sticky adhesive grip tapes (which are usually blue). Messy, hard to remove, not very effective. I use a tennis overgrip (I like the ones made by Prince, but I use the minimum possible). I have a comment about my experience with this in the thread titled Overgrip.

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